Summary
Zhihua Hong is a seasoned software engineer with 13 years of experience designing and shipping web and cloud-native systems across gaming, enterprise SaaS, payments, and simulation domains. He has a strong track record at companies like Electronic Arts (building APIs and player-reward systems for Pogo and FC Mobile), SAP (ERP modules), and PayPal’s Payment Risk team, showing versatility across backend services and frontend features. Comfortable migrating legacy systems and delivering growth-focused features, he blends pragmatic engineering with product-aware thinking. Based in Shanghai, he leverages an engineering mechanics background (M.S.) to approach problems analytically and build reliable, maintainable systems. Colleagues rely on him for tackling complex integrations and seasonal feature systems that balance scalability with business goals.
13 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.), Engineering Mechanics, Master of Science (M.S.), Engineering Mechanics at Dalian University of Technology
Chinese, English